MANO RASHIDI ASSUMES THE ROLE AS COUNTRY MANAGER AT UNITED SCREENS NORWAY

Today, Mano Rashidi starts as Country Manager for United Screens Norway. Mano Rashidi be responsible for United Screens’ Norwegian operation, which includes a team of eight. Prior to joining United Screens, Rashidi was Commercial Director on Widespace.

United Screens, the largest influencer and online video network in the Nordics, started its operation in Norway in February 2015, and is working with 500 Youtube channels and more than 350 million views per month in its network, from offices in Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinki.

Mano Rashidi is now taking over the role from acting Country Manager Karin Ekesiöö, who has returned to the Stockholm office. Rashidi will lead the daily operations, and among other things further develop United Screens commercial offering to the Norwegian market.

– I’m really glad to start as Country Manager for United Screens Norway. Since a couple of years, I’ve followed the Norwegian development for influencer marketing, and United Screens has excelled exceptionally. First of all with the strong focus on brand safe content to meet the clients’ interest, but also with innovative campaigns with media agencies, advertising agencies and advertisers. It’s exciting to see the market’s demand for influencer marketing the last couple of years, and also notice how the Youtube influencers has professionalised, which makes me believe the market for influencer marketing and United Screens has a tremendous potential for development on the Norwegian market, says Mano Rashidi, Country Manager Norway, United Screens.

Today, United Screens represents many of the largest Norwegian influencers within the online video segment, among others PelleK, Frog Leap Studios, Pistolshrimps, Noobwork, Stina Bakken, Kong Halvor and Cornelia Grimsmo. Furthermore United Screens has done many successful campaigns in Norway, in 2017 for example with brands as Coca-Cola, Hasbro, Telia och Ellos.

– We’re very happy to have Mano in the role as Country Manager in Norway. During our two and a half years of operation in Norway, we’ve seen a huge interest from media agencies, clients and the market at large for our commercial offering. I’m certain that Mano is the right person to develop United Screens even more in the Norwegian market, says Malte Andreasson, CEO and founder, United Screens.

– I’m looking forward to be a part of United Screens’ Norwegian team, that has shown huge engagement, knowledge and interest to implement and carry out trustworthy and effective influencer marketing campaigns with youtubers and online video influencers, says Mano Rashidi, Country Manager Norway, United Screens.